3638. From his side of the fence Alexis the Coachman’s serf
boy began to take a passive interest in the cadets in the school yard and their
wrestling matches, and for what happened next the entire blame must fall on the
minister’s wife. She is the one that caused the catastrophe that now befell the
coachman’s boy. It was the fault of his clothes.
3639. Military uniforms can be very elaborate and often
involve multiple colors, and sashes of contrasting hues. Shoulder boards are
used to hold those golden spangles and the cut of the pant leg, sometimes
flaring out at the thigh, and tucked in at the high boot top, often imitates
the riding jodhpur.
3640. The doorman’s and house servant’s uniform is often
very similar to a military uniform, there may be a satin strip running down the
leg, and largish golden buttons in a set of six on the breast. Sometimes the
lapels are a brilliant contrasting red on a coat otherwise dark blue, and even
then the red lapel may in turn be bordered with gold.
3641. As elaborate as these servile garments may become, the
design always manages to be somehow comical and slightly degrading. All the
decorative elements of a coachman’s getup are somehow always over done and
exaggerated to such an extent that a doorman can never mistaken for a five star
general, even at a glance, even at a distance.
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